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Boss Tweed and His Gilded Age House of Corruption (Rewind)

Boss Tweed builds a courthouse in mid 19th-century New York -- not as a masterpiece of architecture, but as a monument of graft and kickbacks.

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Ghost Stories of Old New York (Live At Joe's Pub 2025)

Some spooky tales from New York City past, live on stage at the world famous Joe's Pub.

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#494 Scary Stories of Old New York

Ghosts on the train -- and in the classroom. A horrifying discovery in the basement. Street gangs vs. spirit beauties. And a tribute to Harry Houdini on the 100th anniversary of his death.

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New York's Most Haunted Historic Places (Best of)

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#493 The Mysterious Fox Sisters

The origins of the séance and the world of 19th-century spiritualism, as invented by three young women from New York. But was it all a hoax?

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